Play Me Backwards Lyrics - Joan Baez

You don't have to play me backwards 

To get the meaning of my verse 

You don't have to die and go to hell 

To feel the devil's curse 

Well I thought my life was a photograph 

On the family Christmas card 

Kids all dressed in buttons and bows 

And lined up in the yard 

Were the golden days of childhood 

So lyrical and warm 

Or did the picture start to fade 

On the day that I was born 

I've seen them light the candles 

I've heard them bang the drum 

And I've cried Mama, I'm cold as ice! 

And I got no place to run 

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Let the night begin there's a pop of skin 

And the sudden rush of scarlet 

There's a little boy riding on a goat's head 

And a little girl playing the harlot 

There's a sacrifice in an empty church 

Of sweet li'l baby Rose 

And a man in a mask from Mexico 

Is peeling off my clothes 

I've seen them light the candles 

I've heard them bang the drum 

And I've cried Mama, I'm cold as ice! 

And I got no place to run 

So I'm paying for protection 

Smoking out the truth 

Chasing recollections 

Nailing down the proof 

Photos 

You don't have to play me backwards 

To get the meaning of my verse 

You don't have to die and go to hell 

To feel the devil's curse 

I'll stand before your altar 

And tell everything I know 

I've come to claim my childhood 

At the chapel of baby Rose 

I've seen them light the candles 

I've heard them bang the drum 

I've seen them light the candles 

I've heard them bang the drum